Author: Carma Henry

Lena devoted her time, talents and passion to New Hope Baptist Church in Fort Lauderdale, FL for over 60 Years.

     Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach will have a special service on behalf of its need-based Scholarship Fund on Sunday, August 25, at the Mount Zion African American Methodist Episcopal Church, 449 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. in Daytona Beach.

Each election cycle African Americans journey to the polls to elect leaders that best represent their vision and hope for America. Many approach the ritual with sincere reverence, remembering the priceless blood that was shed and giving thanks for God ordained warriors such as Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, and three college students named Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner, who paved the way for our participation. Some approach from a standpoint of moral obligation. Their justification: Good people are civically responsible, and since they’re a good person… well, you get the point.

    Carlton B. Moore, who served on the Fort Lauderdale City Commission for more than 20 years, was 60-years-old when he died on April 2, 2014, from the complications of a stroke he suffered on Christmas Day, 2013. His dedication to public service and his mother’s commitment to the community’s youth will intersect on Saturday, August 24, during the first annual Carlton B. Moore Friends and Family Day at Osswald Park, 2220 NW 21st Ave., in Fort Lauderdale.

 Football is finally back, and the Miami Dolphins are ready to roll. During Thursday night’s preseason action, the Fins were able to pull out a 34-27 victory as they unveiled their quarterback competition in live action in their matchup against the Falcons.

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     Most cars can’t handle this high-ethanol gasoline. So, by pushing more E15 into the fuel supply, the EPA could wreck vehicle engines and put drivers on the hook for costly repairs. Let’s hope officials reverse their decision before it’s too late. 

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     In America in 2019, there is something fundamentally frightening about leaving your home, because you are not sure you will return. You can be on the way to the park, the supermarket or the movies, and you may meet up with a crazy man dressed in body armor, and an assault rifle.

  The president was quick to label the latest mass shooters co-wards. This seems like an oddly careless, even Orwellian, use of the word, because it implies that there is a courageous way, as opposed to a cowardly one, to act out hatred. The late cultural critic Susan Sontag rightfully got herself into hot water when she argued that the 9-11 hijackers were not cowards because they were willing to die for a cause. But killing innocent people randomly in churches, mosques, and malls or by smashing airplanes into buildings seems pretty far outside the uncertain territory between cowardice and courage that most of us occupy.